A U.S. federal judge on Monday dismissed Donald Trump¡¯s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, a setback for the U.S. president in his legal campaign against media companies he accuses of treating him unfairly.
The case was one of several that Trump, a Republican, has filed during his presidency against major media outlets over reporting he has characterized as unfair or false. That has led to concern among Democrats and press freedom ?advocates that he is seeking to use defamation cases to quell critical coverage.
Trump¡¯s lawsuit said the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper tarnished his reputation with an ?article describing ?a birthday card to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein bearing the U.S. president¡¯s signature. Trump and his lawyers said the card is ?fake, even after it was released by lawmakers investigating Epstein¡¯s case.
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